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Young woman inspires many as she succeeds in aluminium fabrications business dominated by men

Friday, March 12, 2021 at 11:53 AM by Tunde Ososanya Khadijah Thabit

- Iddrisu Kande is a female artisan and founder of Marouf Aluminium Fabrications (MAF)

- Marouf Aluminium Fabrications is a dealer of sliding doors and windows, louvre windows, balustrades, swing doors, among others

- Legit.ng throws the spotlight on the young woman and some of her works

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Ghanaian female entrepreneur, Iddrisu Kande, has carved a niche in the male-dominated building and supplies industry.

Kande runs her own business called Marouf Aluminium Fabrications (MAF), a venture that deals in sliding doors and windows, louvre windows, balustrades, projected windows, partitioning, swing doors, etc.

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The businesswoman has young people, including men who are understudying her to become expert framers of aluminium frames.

Iddrisu Kande: Meet the Ghanaian woman who runs her own aluminum fabrications business — Iddrisu Kande: Meet the Ghanaian woman who runs her own aluminium fabrications business. Image: Sampson Osafo
Source: UGC

Kande has been celebrated by social media user, Sampson Osafo after he met her at the Timber Market, off the Tema-Afienya road over the weekend.

According to Sampson Osafo, he was impressed seeing a woman who is gainfully employed and thriving in a field typically dominated by men.

Osafo said in a Facebook post:

''I met this amazing young lady at the Timber Market, off the Tema-Afienya road over the weekend. A master craftswoman with three male apprentices, she’s making her mark in a male-dominated buildings and supplies industry. She’s gainfully self-employed, training others, and creating jobs.''

As the world observed International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8, 2021, Osafo felt the need to throw the spotlight on Iddrisu Kande.

He wrote:

''This post may be a day late, but as part of International Women’s Day 2021, may I introduce to you Iddrisu Kande. In our very hot tropical climate, these solidly made aluminium frames with louvered blades make them ideal for ventilation, while integrating burglar proofs and mosquito nets. They say, she that climbs a good tree deserves a push. Kindly patronise and promote her business, if you can. She makes the full range of windows. Akpe (to wits, thanks).''

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In other news, a young lady has been celebrated by Nigerians for demonstrating that there is dignity in labour.

The lady, @CDazlyn took to Twitter to flaunt her smoothies business which puts food on her table. She posted a video of herself joyfully dancing beside her cooler of smoothies under the sun

@CDazlyn said she was shy at first but got used to it as time went on and even dances as she goes about her business.

The lady of Igbo descent shared how she keeps vigil just so she could mix the fruits and juice for the following day.

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Tunde Ososanya, a Legit.ng editor, is a graduate of Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism. He's passionate about what he does and finds fulfillment in informing the people. Ososanya is the author of Later Tonight: a Collection of Short Stories.